Peace activism

Who Will Tell the Story of the Peace Movement?

Who Will Tell the Story of the Peace Movement? Who Will Tell the Story of the Peace Movement?

As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, the efforts of the anti-war movement are being erased from history.

Apr 30, 2015 / Tom Hayden

How the ‘Desaparecidos’ of Ayotzinapa Have Sparked a US-Mexican Solidarity Movement

How the ‘Desaparecidos’ of Ayotzinapa Have Sparked a US-Mexican Solidarity Movement How the ‘Desaparecidos’ of Ayotzinapa Have Sparked a US-Mexican Solidarity Movement

Caravana43 will visit more than 40 US cities this spring to spread the call for justice—and against US funding of the drug war.

Apr 21, 2015 / Roberto Lovato

‘The Nation’ and WILPF: Entwined Histories, Entwined Destinies

‘The Nation’ and WILPF: Entwined Histories, Entwined Destinies ‘The Nation’ and WILPF: Entwined Histories, Entwined Destinies

The League’s co-founder, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a Nation staff editor, was known in the magazine’s offices for her habit of “absently nibbling raisins a...

Apr 8, 2015 / Back Issues

We Need a Million More Bowe Bergdahls, Says a Former US Army Ranger

We Need a Million More Bowe Bergdahls, Says a Former US Army Ranger We Need a Million More Bowe Bergdahls, Says a Former US Army Ranger

To kill somebody for a cause you don’t believe in is potentially worse than being killed yourself, because those scars last forever.

Mar 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

The City That Outlawed Free Food

The City That Outlawed Free Food The City That Outlawed Free Food

Activists in Fort Lauderdale have just filed a lawsuit alleging that the city’s ban on providing food to the homeless violates the First Amendment.

Feb 2, 2015 / Michelle Chen

January 8, 1867: Emily Balch, Nation Staffer and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Is Born

January 8, 1867: Emily Balch, Nation Staffer and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Is Born January 8, 1867: Emily Balch, Nation Staffer and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Is Born

The Nation has had many Nobel Prize winners contribute to our pages over the years. But we have had only one staff member who went on to win the Prize.

Jan 8, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

The Day the Troops Refused to Fight: December 25, 1914

The Day the Troops Refused to Fight: December 25, 1914 The Day the Troops Refused to Fight: December 25, 1914

It’s the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Truce of WWI.

Dec 23, 2014 / Jon Wiener

The Questions Congress Should Ask About Obama’s War on ISIS

The Questions Congress Should Ask About Obama’s War on ISIS The Questions Congress Should Ask About Obama’s War on ISIS

More than two-dozen groups are calling on lawmakers to address serious gaps and inconsistencies in the president’s strategy.

Sep 16, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Hate To Say We Told You So: NATO Expansion Edition

Hate To Say We Told You So: NATO Expansion Edition Hate To Say We Told You So: NATO Expansion Edition

The whole spat between Russia and the West could easily have been avoided.

Sep 8, 2014 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

How Israel’s Shriveling Peace Camp Failed the Public

How Israel’s Shriveling Peace Camp Failed the Public How Israel’s Shriveling Peace Camp Failed the Public

We must overcome our chronic failure to offer a clear and unified narrative on Israel’s strategic crisis. 

Aug 7, 2014 / Avner Inbar

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